Vegan Mushroom and Lentil Plant Balls Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried brown or green lentils
• 2 cups vegetable broth, or water
• 3/4 cup panko, or gluten free panko
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil + 2 Tbsp
• 1 cup carrots, yellow onion, button mushrooms and celery (1/4 cup of each) pulsed in a Cuisinart until minced
• ½ cup organic tomato sauce, I like Mezzeta Brand Arriabata
• ½ tsp. pink salt
• 1 tsp. crushed fennel seeds
• ½ tsp. garlic salt
• 1 tsp. dried or fresh thyme
• ¾ tsp. black pepper
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or chili flakes
• ½ cup Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast
• Garnish-Bragg’s Nutritional yeast
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 small tomato
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 ½ cups Mezzeta Brand Arriabata, or your fav brand
• ½ cup water or veggie stock
• 1 tsp. black pepper